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NASA Pumpkin Carving Contest, 2014

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/31/2014 • Comments

One-hour time limit:

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Boo! Scariest Things in Whitewater, 2014

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/31/2014 • Comments

Here’s the eighth annual FREE WHITEWATER list of the scariest things in Whitewater for 2014. The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 editions are available for comparison. The list runs in reverse order, from mildly frightening to super scary. 10. Hard work & standard usage. Everyone makes mistakes, typos, etc. (I’m appreciative of…

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Friday Poll: Favorite Halloween Monster

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/31/2014 • 4 Comments

Favorite Halloween Monster? I ran a poll on this topic a year ago – let’s see if these results differ from the one then. (Images from the Saline Project.)

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How to Make Glowing, Spooky Eyes for Halloween

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/30/2014 • Comments

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Happy National Cat Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/29/2014 • Comments

If you like cats, you’re in fine company. Lincoln, Twain, Hemingway, and countless other great Americans from our history were cat admirers. Via Wall Street Journal. Here’s a kitten enjoying a drink of formula as though celebrating the occasion:

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Pumpkin-Carving Ideas

by JOHN ADAMS • 10/27/2014 • Comments

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Happy Labor Day 2014

by JOHN ADAMS • 09/01/2014 • Comments

A history of Labor Day is available at the the U.S. Department of Labor’s website.

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Scenes from Whitewater, Wisconsin’s Independence Day Fireworks, 7.4.14

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/05/2014 • Comments

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Happy Independence Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/04/2014 • Comments

From NPR, a tradition of that network of the July 4th reading of the Declaration of Independence:

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So how do fireworks work?

by JOHN ADAMS • 07/02/2014 • Comments

Here’s how:

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Happy Father’s Day

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/15/2014 • Comments

Bike Ride. from Jeroen Krielaars on Vimeo.

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Memorial Day 2014

by JOHN ADAMS • 05/26/2014 • Comments

Correspondent Mike Boettcher reported from, and later produced a documentary, The Hornet’s Nest, about American soldiers fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. The VOA reports about his film, and below in this post I’ve embedded the documentary film’s trailer. Remember. That is the message delivered by war correspondent Mike Boettcher in his gritty documentary ‘The Hornet’s…